Catch-22, a novel by Joseph Heller(
Book
)652
editions published
between
1900
and
2017
in
23
languages
and held by
12,714 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Set in the closing months of World War II in an American bomber squadron off Italy, Catch-22 is the story of a bombardier
named Yossarian, who is frantic and furious because thousands of people he hasn't even met keep trying to kill him

Something happened by Joseph Heller(
Book
)171
editions published
between
1966
and
2011
in
13
languages
and held by
3,657 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Bob Slocum, an average, middle-aged man with a good job, slowly becomes more and more unhappy with the routine of his life

Good as Gold by Joseph Heller(
Book
)115
editions published
between
1971
and
2017
in
9
languages
and held by
3,492 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Gold accepts a government post in Washington, considers leaving his wife, and all the while he is also searching for material
to write his book on the Jewish experience in America, without realizing he is going through that experience

Closing time : a novel by Joseph Heller(
Book
)104
editions published
between
1994
and
2016
in
16
languages
and held by
3,310 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
A sequel to Catch-22, the 1961 humorous bestseller about a group of American airmen during World War II. The novel follows
many of the same characters in their current escapades--mainly to do with selling defense equipment to the Pentagon. In addition,
there are their views on the decline of America

God knows by Joseph Heller(
Book
)111
editions published
between
1984
and
2016
in
14
languages
and held by
2,936 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
As the Biblical David lies on his death-bed he looks back on his own, crowded life and tells all

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller(
Recording
)80
editions published
between
1955
and
2013
in
3
languages
and held by
2,048 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Set in the closing months of World War II in an American bomber squadron on a small island off Italy, a bombadier named Yossarian
is frantic and furious because thousands of people he hasn't even met keep trying to kill him. He has decided to live forever,
even if he has to die in the attempt

Picture this by Joseph Heller(
Book
)60
editions published
between
1900
and
2010
in
10
languages
and held by
1,892 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
As Rembrandt is creating his famous painting of Aristotle contemplating the bust of Homer, Aristotle is soon able to see and
hear. As the masterpiece makes its way through history, Aristotle's complicated mind finds unanswerable dilemmas

We bombed in New Haven; a play by Joseph Heller(
Book
)43
editions published
between
1967
and
1971
in
3
languages
and held by
1,667 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Anti-war drama using device of play within play in which actors are seen performing as military airmen

Portrait of an artist, as an old man by Joseph Heller(
Book
)29
editions published
between
1999
and
2010
in
4
languages
and held by
1,494 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
In his final novel, Heller, through the personna of Eugene Pota, portrays the life of a novelist whose first novel was his
biggest ever but who still feels a need to write yet another and so consults everyone from his agent to his wife, to his editor,
to old lovers, and considers the lives and works of many other novelists along the way

Catch as catch can : the collected stories and other writings by Joseph Heller(
Book
)16
editions published
between
2003
and
2016
in
English
and held by
1,165 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Long before there was a Catch-22, before there was even a Catch-18 (the novel's original title), Joseph Heller had begun sharpening
his skills as a writer, searching for the voice that would best express the peculiarly wry view that he held of the world.
Starting in 1945, with the publication in Story magazine of the short story "I Don't Love You Anymore," Heller began to reach
out to an audience of readers damaged and disillusioned by their experiences during World War II. That story dealt with the
return home of an American soldier who was having more than a little trouble adjusting. The stories published following this
debut continued to reflect people at odds with the world around them, usually featuring the "little guy," the "underdog,"
the "average Joe" who beats the odds by surviving in a generally hostile and unwelcoming world. Written in what is termed
the "New York Style," his were stories of urban naturalism, realistic and straightforward, emulating the work of such writers
as Irwin Shaw, William Saroyan, John O'Hara, and, perhaps most especially, Nelson Algren. For Heller, writing these stories
was a part of the learning process, his education on how to get across his own point of view, leading up to the publication
of his masterpiece, Catch-22. Of the stories in this collection, thirteen were written before 1961, when Catch-22 was published;
of those, five have never before been published. After Catch-22, Heller forsook the short story form. Though five stories
were published after 1961, one-"World Full of Great Cities"--Was actually written in 1949; three of the other four are spin-offs
of Catch-22, and one is a preview of Closing Time. Rounding out this collection of the complete published short writings of
Joseph Heller are a short play and several nonfiction pieces, mostly related to Catch-22

The best American mystery stories 2014(
Book
)1
edition published
in
2014
in
English
and held by
310 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
A collection of top-selected mystery writing from the past year is culled from a variety of respected sources and offers insight
into evolving genre trends

Sex and the single girl by Richard Quine(
Visual
)6
editions published
between
2002
and
2013
in
English and German
and held by
298 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Snoopy tabloid magazine editor Bob Weston wants to know if author Helen Gurley Brown based her book on, as he believes, personal
research. He tries to parley an interview with the author who made headlines and sales. So he decides to get very personal
to find out for himself

Closing time by Joseph Heller(
Recording
)18
editions published
between
1994
and
2017
in
English and No Linguistic content
and held by
231 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
In this sequel, Milo Minderbinder, Yossarian, the chaplain, and little Sammy Singer come to the end of their lives and the
end of the century, all linked, this time, to an uneasy peace and old age. Here they fight not the Germans, but The End

A world of ideas(
Visual
)3
editions published
in
2010
in
English
and held by
177 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
In wide-ranging conversations, thirteen celebrated literary figures from six nations discuss their work, politics, morals,
and the future of American society

Catch-22 by Mike Nichols(
Visual
)51
editions published
between
1970
and
2013
in
7
languages
and held by
159 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
A United States airman tries to survive the lunacy and depravity of a World War II airbase

Now and then : from Coney Island to here by Joseph Heller(
Book
)21
editions published
between
1998
and
2010
in
6
languages
and held by
63 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Memoires van de auteur over zijn jeugd in een Russisch-joods gezin op Coney Island, zijn oorlogsjaren als piloot van een bommenwerper
en zijn leven als docent, journalist en romanschrijver

Theatre of the absurd : Luigi Pirandello : Six characters in search of an author(
Visual
)6
editions published
between
1976
and
2015
in
English
and held by
63 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Dramatization of the play by Luigi Pirandello that seeks to distinguish between dramatic reality and dramatic illusion. In
Pirandello's view, man begins as nothing in particular and then takes on some pattern by assuming a role. All roles are disguises,
and life an endless comedy of illusion reduced, in the final analysis, to absurdity